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  • Liuteria Mantovana
    Review

    Book review: Liuteria Mantovana Vol.2

    2026-11-06T10:22:34.160Z

    Alberto Giordano reviews the second in the three-volume series by Andrea Zanrè and Philip Kass that shines a light on the myriad violin makers based in the city of Mantua over the centuries

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    An overlooked wonder: Pietro Barbieri

    2026-09-04T08:48:13.340Z

    Despite having made only a handful of instruments in his career, Pietro Barbieri proved to be one of Mantua’s most accomplished luthiers. Philip Kass and Andrea Zanrè look into his life and examine an instrument from 1826